get out of

Idioms  

1. Emerge or escape from, as in I hate to get out of bed on cold mornings or He'll be lucky to get out of this mess . [First half of 1500s] Also see get out , def. 1.

2. Go beyond, as in The cat had climbed into the tree; she'd gotten well out of my reach . [First half of 1600s] Also see out of control ; out of sight .

3. Evade or avoid, as in He tried to get out of answering their questions , or Please get out of the way so we can pass . [Late 1800s] Also see out of the way .

4. Elicit or draw out something from someone. For example, I can't get a straight answer out of him , or Getting a contribution out of her is like pulling teeth . [First half of 1600s]

5. Get rid of something, remove, as in Get these cats out of the house , or I can't get this melody out of my head . Also see out of one's system .

6. Extract from, obtain from. For example, You can get a lot of juice out of these oranges , or She got little or nothing out of this investment . It is also put as get the most out of , meaning “use to the greatest advantage,” as in He gets the most out of his staff . [Second half of 1600s] Also see get a bang out of ; get a rise out of ; get mileage out of .

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Example Sentences

“Somehow I managed to get out of the water and was shouting, ‘Save us, save us.’

From The Wall Street Journal

Or, more concretely, get out of the way, ease restrictions, and let the market work its magic of sending energy to the most economically important uses while encouraging others to save, substitute or provide new energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea behind the theory is that those who provided support by buying the stock at a certain level, then started losing money as the stock fell below that level, are likely to sell if the stock bounces back to that level, in order to get out of a losing position at break-even, or to sell even more than they bought to flip to a bearish position.

From MarketWatch

Irenic also recommended Snapchat get out of the augmented-reality-glasses business by shutting down or divesting Specs.

From The Wall Street Journal

To get out of the first island chain, Chinese aircraft carriers and other warships must transit narrow waterways such as the Miyako Strait, which lies between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako.

From The Wall Street Journal

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